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German man gets life sentence for murdering cashier in COVID mask row - dpa

A German court sentenced a 50-year-old man to life behind bars on Tuesday for last year murdering a petrol station worker who insisted he follow rules and wear a coronavirus mask, German media reported on Tuesday.

The shooting in the western town of Idar-Oberstein over pandemic restrictions shocked Germans at a time when fears that coronavirus deniers were turning to violence.

Germany's dpa news agency and other media said the court had found the defendant, identified only as Mario N., in line with privacy laws, guilty of murder and sentenced him to life.

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